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Entities that may be considered cryptids by cryptozoologists include Bigfoot, Yeti, the chupacabra, the Jersey Devil, the Loch Ness Monster, and the Mokele-mbembe. Scholars have noted that the cryptozoology subculture rejected mainstream approaches from an early date, and that adherents often express hostility to mainstream science.
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Ivan T. Sanderson (1911–1973), paranormal writer and cryptozoologist [1] [46] [14] Esteban Sarmiento, primatologist and Bigfoot skeptic [40] Peter Scott (1909–1989), co-founder of the Loch Ness Phenomena Investigation Bureau [48] Daniel O. Schmitt, American anthropologist who has performed research on Bigfoot video evidence [5]
Most of the information on these cryptids was compiled by Ron Coffey who wrote the book, “Kentucky Cryptids: ‘Monsters’ of the Bluegrass State.” Coffey has authored several books on ...
The term cryptid is used by proponents of cryptozoology, a pseudoscience, to refer to beings that cryptozoologists believe may in fact exist but have not yet been discovered. This category is for notable examples of entities that cryptozoologists have considered to be cryptids
Pope Lick Monster (American Folklore) Kentucky Urban Legend – Cryptid, a murderous creature that is part man, sheep, and goat; Popobawa – One-eyed creatures bat-like; Poubi Lai (Meitei mythology) – Evil dragon python from the Loktak lake; Pouākai – Giant bird; Preta (Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain) – Ghosts of especially greedy people
Depiction of a "Korrigan", small elf of the Celtic forests Kabouter – Little people that live underground, in mushrooms, or as house spirits; Kachina (Hopi and Puebloan) – Nature spirit
Cryptids (7 C, 23 P) C. Critics of cryptozoology (8 P) Cryptozoologists (1 C, 60 P) F. Cryptozoology in fiction (1 C, 4 P) T. Cryptozoological television series (2 C ...